Understand💡

• Unlike other knowledge stations where all 20 marks are allocated to the knowledge domain, an Applied Surgical Sciences station’s marks are distributed as follows
  • 12 Clinical Knowledge
  • 4 Clinical Skills
  • 4 Professionalism
• The Professionalism domain does not change between different stations
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Mistakes we’ve seen 😱

• Not listening properly to the question and answering a different question → If in doubt, ask the examiner to repeat the question
• Not attempting questions at all → Never say “I don’t know”, make an educated guess, you have nothing to lose
• Overthinking questions → don’t second-guess, MRCS questions are generally straightforward.

How to clear a station you have not prepared 👀

• 4 Marks: In all ASS stations, there are 4 marks dedicated to professionalism → easily secure these 4 marks by ticking all the boxes in the professionalism domain.
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• 2 Marks: In most ASS stations, there will be at least one question about managing an ill patient → Answer this question using the CCrISP approach.
• 2 Marks: In most ASS stations, there will be at least one radiology scan with a clearly visible pathology to interpret → Prepare a spiel for interpreting an X-ray, CT scan, or an MRI.
• 6 Marks: Join our Mentorship program to learn how to easily earn an additional 6 marks, even if you haven't prepared for this station.